Five injured in Ukrainian capital in drone attack-Xinhua

Five injured in Ukrainian capital in drone attack

Source: Xinhua| 2023-11-25 19:32:45|Editor: huaxia

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2023 shows a car destroyed in a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

KIEV, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 75 kamikaze drones Shahed-131 and Shahed-136, and most of them were launched against Kiev, the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Telegram.

The Ukrainian air defense destroyed 71 of the drones, it said.

The drone strike, which lasted for six hours, marked the fourth attack on Kiev this month, the Kiev City Military Administration said in a statement.

The attack disrupted the electricity supply to 77 residential buildings and 120 institutions, it said.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said four adults and an 11-year-old child suffered minor injuries in the attack.

Private houses, apartment blocks and a kindergarten in Kiev have been damaged by the falling drone parts, Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

The window of a residential building is shattered in a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine, Nov. 25, 2023. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2023 shows a building destroyed in a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

The balcony of a residential building is destroyed in a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine, Nov. 25, 2023. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2023 shows a building destroyed in a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2023 shows the site of a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

Rescuers work in a residential building after a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine, Nov. 25, 2023. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2023 shows a building destroyed in a drone attack in Kiev, Ukraine. At least five people were injured here overnight Saturday as Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack against the city, authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

(231125) -- HELSINKI, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023 shows chicks at a chicken farm in Nurmo, Finland. Finnish leading meat producer Atria has welcomed a Finno-Chinese agreement on the quarantine and veterinary requirements for poultry meat, which created opportunities for the export of Finnish poultry to China.

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(231125) -- HELSINKI, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Atria's Senior Vice President Markku Hirvijarvi poses for a photo during an interview with Xinhua in Seinajoki, Finland, Nov. 22, 2023. Finnish leading meat producer Atria has welcomed a Finno-Chinese agreement on the quarantine and veterinary requirements for poultry meat, which created opportunities for the export of Finnish poultry to China.

TO GO WITH "Finnish meat producer Atria applauds poultry exports to China" (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

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